Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 18, 1984No. 61127PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of indecency with a child, a violation of V.T. C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 21.11(a)(1). The court assessed punishment at ten years’ confinement.1

Appellant contends that various photographs, testimony, and a magazine were erroneously admitted into evidence. He also alleges that the charge contains error and that improper jury argument was presented.

Paul Roy Mitchell testified that he met appellant at Christmastime in 1976 at a restaurant in Garland. The two men discovered that they had a mutual interest in photography. After chatting on…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. McKenzie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Vanderbilt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Esquivel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Burdine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  4. McGee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Margraves v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001

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